Posted by admin on Mar 20th, 2013
Patti Tamara Lenard
The Globe and Mail. Published Wednesday, Mar. 20 2013, 11:46 AM EDT
On Friday, The Globe and Mail reported that, accompanied by television crews to film their activities, the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) raided construction sites in British Columbia believed to be staffed in part by irregular migrants, with the purpose of apprehending and deporting those who are not entitled to live and work in Canada.
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Posted by admin on Mar 20th, 2013
DANIEL BITONTI. VANCOUVER — The Globe and Mail Published Wednesday, Mar. 20 2013, 5:27 PM EDT
A man detained by Canadian border agents last week at a Vancouver construction site and deported on Wednesday says he was confused when he signed a release form allowing his face to be shown in a National Geographic program. The deportation is the latest development in a week-long saga that has sparked public outrage and raised concerns about the federal government’s role in the television production.
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Posted by admin on Mar 20th, 2013
Oscar was one of the workers arrested and detained at the immigration raid on a construction site in Vancouver last week. He was deported this morning.
Oscar has spoken publicly to reporters about feeling pressured to sign consent forms for the Force Four and CBSA Border Security reality show, approved by Minister Toews. Hear his interview with CBC here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp-bSdsX6Xw
Before his deportation, he told reporters “I hate the word illegal, I am human, we are all human.” He also advocated for “Vancouver should be a sanctuary city, safe from such immigration policies.“
With sadness and rage, we continue the struggle.
Posted by admin on Mar 19th, 2013
by Travis Lupick on Mar 19, 2013 at 5:44 pm, Georgia Straight
A memo and agreement between Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) and Force Four Entertainment sheds significant light on the extent to which the federal government is involved in the production of a reality television show being filmed in Vancouver. “The CBSA would enjoy de facto executive production authorities,†the document states, “and as such, would identify scenarios, sites and storylines, as well as provide active engagement in, as well as oversight and control of, all film shoots.”
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Posted by admin on Mar 18th, 2013
By Denise Ryan, Vancouver Sun March 18, 2013
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews personally signed off on the production of a reality TV show featuring the Canada Border Services Agency, according to government documents obtained by a Vancouver woman through a freedom of information request. Helesia Luke, a former music and entertainment producer who now works in communications, said she was deeply disturbed by the TV cameras that accompanied CBSA agents during a bust last week.
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